French A1 (beginner)

  • Matilde M.
  • Daniela C.
  • Nancy C.
  • Daniel D.
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A1.1 - Salutations et adieux (Greetings and Farewells)

  • Basic greetings and farewells.
  • Starting and ending a conversation.
  • Useful phrases to use during class (asking for clarification, repetition, etc.).
  • Personal pronouns

A1.2 - Dire votre nom (Telling your name)

  • Tell your name and ask for the name of somebody
  • Titles and ways of addressing people. (Mister, miss,...)
  • Introduce yourself
  • The alphabet
  • pronunciation

A1.3 - D'où viens-tu ? (Where are you from?)

  • Ask somebody where they are from
  • Say your nationality
  • Definite and indefinite articles

A1.4 - Nombres et comptage (Numbers and counting)

  • Learn to count
  • Numbers from 1-100
  • Cardinal numbers, cardinal numbers: "Cent, Mille, Million"
  • The numbers from 20 to 99

A1.5 - Famille (Family)

  • Introduce and tell about your family.
  • Ask someone about their family. (size, structure,...)
  • Possessive adjectives

A1.6 - Dire son âge (Saying your age)

  • Asking somebody's age
  • Say how old you are and when your birthday is
  • The interrogative words: "Est-ce que" and "Quel"

A1.7 - Professions et études (Professions and studies)

  • Describe your profession
  • Ask somebody's profession
  • Talk about studies
  • Nouns and their gender

A1.8 - Adresse et coordonnées (Address and contact details)

  • Asking for and giving contact details.
  • Tell and ask for addresses.
  • The present indicative of verbs ending in -er: 1st group

A1.9 - Jours de la semaine et parties de la journée (Days of the week and parts of the day)

  • Learn the parts of the day.
  • Learn the names of the 7 days of the week
  • Describe your weekly activities.
  • Demonstrative adjectives: "Ce, Cet, Cette, Ces"

A1.10 - Le temps (The weather)

  • Talk about the weather
  • Basic weather vocabulary
  • The prepositions of time: "En, À, Avant, Après"

A1.11 - Nombres ordinaux (Ordinal numbers)

  • Learn the ordinal numbers.
  • Ordinal numbers: "Premier, Deuxième..."

A1.12 - Saisons, mois et parties de l'année (Seasons, months and parts of the year)

  • Learn the seasons and months.
  • Describe the weather in each season and month.
  • Advanced: tell what you do in what month of the year.
  • agreement of adjectives

A1.13 - Dire l'heure et lire l'horloge (Telling the time and reading the clock)

  • Ask and tell the time
  • Read the clock
  • Expression of time: "Depuis, Jusqu'à, Pendant, etc..."
  • How to tell the time?

A1.14 - Dates de calendrier et jours fériés (Calendar dates and holidays)

  • The basic dates and holidays
  • How to form the date?

A1.15 - Nourriture quotidienne (Daily food)

  • Name the food that we consume daily.
  • Tell what you eat and drink.
  • The present indicative of verbs ending in -ir: 2nd group

A1.16 - Routines quotidiennes (Daily routines)

  • Talk about your daily routine.
  • Talk about habits.
  • Reflexive pronouns
  • The adverbs of frequency: "Toujours, Jamais, Souvent, Rarement"

A1.17 - Cuisine et pâtisserie (Cooking and baking)

  • Basic ingredients for cooking
  • Expressing obligations
  • Modal verbs: "Devoir, Falloir, Pouvoir, Vouloir"

A1.18 - Poser des questions (Asking things)

  • Ask and answer questions.
  • Learn the question words.
  • Interrogative adverbs: "Où", "Pourquoi", "Combien", etc...

A1.19 - Les prix et l'argent (Prices and money)

  • Talk about money, currencies and payment methods.
  • Ask for and say the price in a shop.
  • Adverbs of quantity and intensity: "Bien", "Beaucoup", etc...

A1.20 - Faire les courses (Grocery shopping)

  • Write a grocery list for daily food and drinks.
  • Ask a shop assistant about a product in the supermarket.
  • Partitive articles: "Du, De l', De la"
  • The contracted articles: "Au, Aux, Du, Des"

A1.21 - Au magasin de vêtements (At the clothing shop)

  • Describe everyday clothing.
  • Ask for availability in a clothing shop.
  • Ask for your size.
  • Direct object pronouns
  • Indirect object pronouns

A1.22 - Parties du corps (Body parts)

  • Get to know the basic body parts.
  • Basic phrases to describe your health.
  • The plural of nouns

A1.23 - Apparence physique (Physical appearance)

  • Describe people's physical appearance
  • Use adjectives to describe people.
  • Adjectives: Agreement and position

A1.24 - Couleurs (Colours)

  • Describe the colours of common objects.
  • Coordinating conjunctions: "Et", "Ou", "Car", "Mais"

A1.25 - Émotions et sentiments (Emotions and feelings)

  • Express your basic emotions.
  • Describe the emotions of others.
  • the zero conditional
  • The present indicative: regular verbs (3rd group)
  • Summary of the present indicative

A1.26 - Les sens et la perception (Senses and perceiving)

  • Describe taste, smell, sight, sound and touch
  • Compare things
  • Comparative adjectives: "Plus", "Moins", "Aussi"

A1.27 - Formes et motifs (Shapes and forms)

  • Describe forms and shapes.
  • Describe basic objects.
  • Express preferences.
  • Simple negation

A1.28 - Caractère et personnalité (Character and personality)

  • Learn to describe the character of people.
  • Talk about personalities.
  • The superlatives: "Le plus, Le moins," etc...

A1.29 - États physiques et sensations (Physical states and sensations)

  • Express what you need.
  • Tell how your body feels.
  • The stressed pronouns: Moi, Toi, Lui...

A1.30 - Maladie et douleur (Sickness and pain)

  • Express sickness and pain.
  • Express your medical condition at the doctor's office.
  • The near future: "Aller" + Infinitive

A1.31 - Notre maison (Our house)

  • Describe all the rooms and floors of a house.
  • Understand a house rental or sales ad.
  • The impersonal form: "Il y a", "C'est"

A1.32 - Meubles (Furniture)

  • Describe the furniture in your house.
  • The prepositions of place: "À", "Dans", "Sur", "Sous", etc...

A1.33 - Vaisselle (Tableware)

  • Setting up the table to receive guests.
  • Adverbs of place

A1.34 - Appareils ménagers (Household appliances)

  • Learn the names of common household and electrical appliances.
  • Daily situations with common household devices.
  • The pronouns complementing place: "y" and "en"

A1.35 - Logement et hébergement (Housing and accommodation)

  • Learn the different types of accommodations.
  • Contact a landlord or agency to rent a house.
  • The present progressive: "Être en train de"

A1.36 - Plantes d'intérieur et plantes de jardin (Houseplants and garden plants)

  • Learn the names of common plants and flowers in the house and in the garden.
  • Talk about plant care and routines at your home or office.
  • the imperative

A1.37 - Vos animaux de compagnie (Your pets)

  • Learn the basic animals (pets).
  • Describe the routines, daily care and food of your pet.
  • Logical connectors: "Donc, Alors, Aussi..."

A1.38 - Services du quotidien (Everyday services)

  • Describe the location of services on a map.
  • Ask for the opening hours of a certain service.
  • Irregular verbs: "Faire", "Prendre", "Dire"

A1.39 - Commander de la nourriture et dîner au restaurant (Ordering food and dining out)

  • Ask food from the menu.
  • Reserve a table in a restaurant.
  • The past participle

A1.40 - Sports et exercice (Sports and exercise)

  • Learn the sports
  • Talk about the sports you practice
  • The past tense with "avoir" and "être"

A1.41 - Décrire les passe-temps (Describing hobbies)

  • Talk about your hobbies
  • Describe activities that you enjoy
  • "Faire de", "Jouer à", "Jouer du" + definite article

A1.42 - Transport (Transportation)

  • Describe the different types of transportation.
  • Buy a transport ticket.
  • Describe transportation between places.
  • Indicate a specific moment

A1.43 - Demander et donner des directions (Asking for and giving directions)

  • Ask for directions in a city
  • Giving directions to a stranger
  • Ask for the existence of a building or service.
  • expression of moments

A1.44 - Sortie du vendredi soir (Friday night out)

  • Make plans with your friends for the Friday evening.
  • Invite somebody for an event.
  • the passive voice

A1.45 - Musique et art (Music and art)

  • Talk about culture events in the city.
  • Go to the museum, an exposition, musical,...
  • Indirect speech: Il dit que...